Candida auris Candidemia in Critically Ill, Colonized Patients: Cumulative Incidence and Risk Factors.

Federica BrianoLaura MagnascoChiara SepulcriSilvia DettoriChiara DentoneMalgorzata MikulskaLorenzo BallAntonio VenaChiara RobbaNicolò PatronitiIole BrunettiAngelo GratarolaRaffaele D'AngeloVincenzo Di PilatoErika CoppoAnna MarchesePaolo PelosiDaniele Roberto GiacobbeMatteo Bassetti

Published in: Infectious diseases and therapy (2022)

Candida auris candidemia may occur in up to one fourth of colonized critically ill patients, and multisite colonization is an independent risk factor for the development of candidemia. Implementing adequate infection control measures remains crucial to prevent colonization with C. auris and indirectly the subsequent development of infection.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
candida albicans
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
escherichia coli
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes